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Kevin Tu

Investor

Partner at DFJ

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Kevin Tu is a Partner at DFJ Growth, which he joined in 2017. Trained as a software engineer, he previously worked at J.P. Morgan in M&A and technology investment banking and at Summit Partners as a growth investor, and built products for Amazon, Pebble, and early-stage startups. He also served as interim head of FP&A at Cohesity, and holds a computer science degree from MIT.

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Kevin Tu @kevbtu

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Jul 14, 2026

Kevin Tu @kevbtu

A huge congratulations to @Modular on the agreement to be acquired by @Qualcomm! From our very first meetings with @clattner_llvm and @iamtimdavis we had conviction this was the right, one-of-a-kind team with the bold and strategic vision to build a unified compute platform for https://t.co/JwKe8dkoi9

Jun 24, 2026 Β· β™₯ 23 Β· ⇄ 1

Kevin Tu @kevbtu

Open weight models are more than just an open source story. They are the AI era equivalent to cloud repatriation: a shift from abstraction-first to workload-specific infrastructure. In the early days of cloud, startups no longer had to buy servers, forecast capacity, rack https://t.co/AqNDIkljZM

Jun 23, 2026 Β· ⇄ 1

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. DFJ GrowthPartnercurrent2017 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. CohesityInterim Head of FP&A2021 β€” 2022San Jose, California, United States
  3. J.P. MorganInvestment Banking2015 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Summit PartnersGrowth Investor2015Greater Boston Area
  5. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratorySpoken Language Systems Group: Research Assistant2014 β€” 2015Cambridge, MA
  6. Pebble TechSoftware Engineer2014Palo Alto, CA
  7. CrowdComfortAndroid Developer2014Somerville, MA
  8. MIT Media LabFluid Interfaces Group: Google Glass Developer & Research Assistant2014Cambridge, MA
  9. Amazon Lab126Software Engineer2013Sunnyvale, California
  10. Cambridge Innovation CenterSoftware Developer2012 β€” 2013Cambridge, MA
  11. zSpace 3DSoftware Developer2012Mountain View, CA

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
  2. Lynbrook High SchoolHigh School

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship15Python22Eclipse13Java13Objective-C5Testing5Matlab6iOS3C++4Algorithms4Financial Modeling2Microsoft Excel11
+12 moreCorporate FinanceValuationData AnalyticsCAndroid DevelopmentAndroid OSAngularJSMongoDBMobile Product DevelopmentVenture CapitalInvestingXcode
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Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

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Also attended Lynbrook High School3

Damir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesHariFellow at Clear VenturesJenny ChaoInvestor at Day One Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at DFJ Growth14

Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalBarry SchulerFounder and Managing Partner at DFJRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJSam FortPartner at DFJJustin KaoPartner at DFJJocelyn KinseyPartner at DFJ

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Also worked at J.P. Morgan689

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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Also worked at Summit Partners126

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesLuna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Phil BlackInvestor at True Ventures

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Also worked at Pebble Tech3

Wally WangGeneral Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Anke HuiskesManaging Partner at NP-Hard VenturesWallis HessAssociate at Insight Partners

Investments

Investor

Aera TechnologyAndurilArmis (ServiceNow)CohesityDataRobotGoodfireImmutaInnovium (Marvell)ModularPositronSalt SecurityScale AISysdigVannevar Labs

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Colleagues at DFJ

Allison Sowers
Executive Assistant at DFJ
Angel Duan
Associate at DFJ
Barry Schuler
Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ
Brian Akin
Senior Associate at DFJ
Chris Shanahan
Principal at DFJ
Evan Fu
Associate at DFJ
Gabrielle Matulich
Executive Assistant at DFJ
Jen Kodner
Talent Partner at DFJ